On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Windmill. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as mill or grinder and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Windmill meaning
- A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
- The building or structure containing such machinery.
- A wind turbine, a device for converting wind power into electricity.
Using Windmill
- The main meaning on this page is: A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails. | The building or structure containing such machinery. | A wind turbine, a device for converting wind power into electricity.
- Useful related words include: mill, grinder, milling machinery, aerogenerator.
- In the example corpus, windmill often appears in combinations such as: the windmill, of windmill, windmill and.
Context around Windmill
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Windmill
- In this selection, "windmill" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, introduction, scale, dadlington, road, complete and close stand out and add context to how "windmill" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10 foot windmill on the and 1745 the windmill was improved. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "windmill" sits close to words such as acadia, ae and aes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with windmill
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That windmill dance with their down belows. (7 words)
It's wise to put this building next to farms that produce grains and the windmill. (16 words)
The spot, with its own historic windmill, was sold for £1.5 million in May 2019. (16 words)
One such example is the wind turbine boat, also called the windmill boat, citation which uses a large windmill to extract energy from the wind, and a propeller to convert this energy to forward motion of the hull. (38 words)
During the trial, prosecutors said De Zoysa "retrieved" the 128-year old weapon from a holster under his left arm, while handcuffed to the rear, as he was being transported to Windmill Road in a police van. (37 words)
Murder at the Windmill (1949), (known in the U.S.A. as "Mystery at the Burlesque") directed by Val Guest is set at the Windmill Theatre, London and features Diana Decker, Jon Pertwee and Jimmy Edwards. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
And that’s not all: One of the contestants this year was so taken by the reference, she dressed up as a windmill for her introduction (windmill, but make it fashion).
That’s like saying Pancho didn’t also tilt at the windmill because he secretly loved the windmill, not because he thought the whole thing would be a pointless waste of time.
A wider view of the windmill was rendered on a Leavesden soundstage set with a quarter-scale windmill, complete with rotating vanes, painted sky backdrop and special-effects fire.
Bosworth Battlefield actual site The windmill close to which the Duke of Norfolk is said to have died (according to the ballad "Lady Bessy") was Dadlington windmill.
In 1745, the windmill was improved by blacksmith Edmund Lee, who added a fantail to keep the face of the windmill pointing into the wind.
Murder at the Windmill (1949), (known in the U.S.A. as "Mystery at the Burlesque") directed by Val Guest is set at the Windmill Theatre, London and features Diana Decker, Jon Pertwee and Jimmy Edwards.
One such example is the wind turbine boat, also called the windmill boat, citation which uses a large windmill to extract energy from the wind, and a propeller to convert this energy to forward motion of the hull.
CAB will make the further comment that there is no effective recycling technology to handle Lithium Ion batteries, fiber glass windmill blades, of wind farms, and more.
During the trial, prosecutors said De Zoysa "retrieved" the 128-year old weapon from a holster under his left arm, while handcuffed to the rear, as he was being transported to Windmill Road in a police van.
Fixed an empty camera shot when talking to the worgs and goblins near the windmill in the Blighted Village while Wild Shaped.
He asks about what happened to the Windmill Village, but Vash has no idea what happened to the place since he was last there.
Heather Rosengarten performs during Fire Dancing by Keith Leaf and His Flaming Friends at Windmill Beach on Saturday evening.
He was taken in a police van to the custody block in Windmill Road, Croydon, but officers failed to find a gun and holster which “were probably concealed under one of his armpits”.
In the 1930s, the windmill underwent conversion into a home and underwent extensive restoration and refurbishment approximately ten years ago.
It's wise to put this building next to farms that produce grains and the windmill.
That windmill dance with their down belows.
The following year the owner Mr Ferminger commissioned local artist and photographer Charlie Hammond to build a 10 foot windmill on the roof, Ms Vassallo said, renaming it the ’Red Mill’ in 1926.
The parade included past Flower Queens, the current ambassador Star Perry and deputy Holly Kendrick, Moulton’s windmill themed float, a ‘nightclub’ float, characters from Star Wars, dancers and Pinchbeck WI.
The scientists will even look at how they can reintroduce species like the Ocellated Lizard to Windmill Hill Flats.
The spot, with its own historic windmill, was sold for £1.5 million in May 2019.
Common combinations with windmill
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the windmill 40×
- of windmill 10×
- windmill and 8×
- windmill theatre 7×
- windmill was 6×
- windmill in 5×
- in windmill 5×
- windmill to 4×
- windmill road 4×
- at windmill 4×